Smokejack



Patented Dec. 18, 13923.

BARTON S. SNOEV, OF BAT VIA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO 'I. W. SNOVV' CONSTRUCTION 00., OF CHICAGO, ILLENOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

Application filed April 5, 1923. Serial No. 630,008.

T all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, BARTON S. SNOW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Batavia, in the county-of Kane-and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sniokejacks, of which the following is aspecifica-tion.

My invention relates more particularly to smoke jacks, foruse more especially in roundhouses, for receiving smoke and gases discharged from locomotive :stacksand conveying the smoke and gases to a point exterior of the building in which the locomotives are located.

In accordance with present practice, round-houses are frequently equipped with overhead cranes for transferring from one place to another in the round-house the locomotives as an entirety, or parts thereof, and it is thus desirable that smoke jacks be of such construction that when desired they may be readily manipulated to such positions that they will not be in the way of the cranes referred to, and furthermore be so constructed that they may be manipulated to the desired elevation for cooperation with stacks of different heights and also adjusted at their inlets, to different positions along the track to cause them to extend over the stacks regardless of the various positions at which the locomotives may extend along the track, within certain limits, whereby the stopping of the locomotive at any definite predetermined point is not necessary.

My primary object is to provide a smoke jack which shall be so constructed that the results above referred to may be effected, and to do this by a novel, simple and eco nomical construction which may be readily and positively operated by the attendant.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1. is a view in front elevation of a smoke jack constructed in accordance with my invention, the jack being shown as of duplex construction adapting it for cooperation with locomotives located on tracks at opposite sides thereof, one of the movable smoke-conducting conduits of the jack beingshown as swung to a position for use and the other thereof in a position paralleling the track and out of use. Figure 2 is an enlarged v1ew .111 vertical sectional-elevation of a portlon of the structure shown in F 1g. 1;

and Figure 3, an enlargedsection taken at the'line 3 on Fig. 2 and viewed in the direction .of the arrow.

The smoke jack structure shown involves an upright tubular member 4 communicating at its lower end with a conduit 5 located in the floor portion of the'building, such as a roundhouse, in which the jack structure is located, this conduit discharging to any desirable point, preferably outside of the building and in practice being preferably connected with any suitable exhausting mechanism, not shown, for drawing through the conduit 5 the smoke and gases discharged into the smoke jack from the locomotives. The tubular member 4: is provided with oppositely-extending branches 6 which are disposed at substantially a right angle to the two railway tracks (not shown) betwe n which the smoke jack structure is located. The branches 6 open upwardly at the ends thereof as illustrated of the one in Fig. 2,

and are each surmounted by a tubular member 7 open at its upper and lower ends and shown as secured in position by screws 8. Telescoped within the upper ends of the members 7 are elbow-shaped pipes 9 affording laterally-extending tubular portions 10 with which latter the pipes 11 are telescoped, the latter being provided at their outer, open ends with depending portionslQ terminating in hollow enlargements 13 at which the jacks extend over the stacks of locomotives to receive the smoke and gases therefrom.

The pipe portions 11 are adapted to be moved in the pipe portions 10 lengthwise of the latter, and the structures comprising the pipes 9 and 11 are adapted to rotate, on a substantially vertical axis, in the upwardlyextending pipes thereby to adapt the structures just referred to to be swung into and out of a position in which they extend crosswise of the tracks.

The upright member 4t is shown as surmounted by a standard 1.4 on which sheaves are journaled, these sheaves being provided for.supportin counterweighiting means for the structures comprising the pipes 9 and 11, these counterweighting means including cables 16 each connected at one end with a respective pipe 9 and provided at its opposite end with a suitable weight 17.

The apparatus shown also comprises means for adjusting the pipes 11 lengthwise of the pipe prtions10, the means shown comprising a substantially horizontally extending screw 18 journaled' at an unthreaded collar portion 19 thereof in' a wall of the pipe 9' and at the threaded portion 18 thereof threaded in a spider 11 secured in the inner end of the pipe 11. The outer end of the screw 18 is equipped with the sheave 18 which supports an endless chain 18 ex smoke-conducting .portions at opposite sides of the smoke jack structure, a tube 20 which has bearing toward its lower end in an arm 21 extending laterally from the tubular portion 4 and; extends upwardly through an opening 6 in the adjacent branch pipe, and into the tubular member surmounting the latterin'which it is concentrically positioned The upper end of the side wall of the tube 20 is vertically slotted, as represented at 20, and through this slot extends a radial web 23 which IS'COIIIIGCtOCl at its outer end with a ring24 secured to the lower end of the pipe 9 the web'being'connected at its 7 inner'end with ahead 25 located within the tube 20. and having sliding fit therein, this head containing a, Vertically-extending threaded bore 26. The lower endof the tube 20 is provided'witli a collar 27 rigidly 1secured thereonrwhich latter bearsagainst the upper surface of the supporting arm 21', the tube20 being also provided with-a hane dle 28 rigid thereon and. throughthe" medium of which the tube20 maybe'rotated.

The means referred to also comprises a shaft 29. extending lengthwise through the tube 20, V the upper end' of this shaft being threaded, V as represented at 30,and'screwing'into the threaded bore 26 of the head 25, the upper V extremity of the shaft 29 being provided with. a nut 31 screwing down upon afdislr 32jsurrounding the shaft-'29 and bearing against the upper end. of the tube 20. The lower end-of the. shaft 29 is equippedwithia V hand wheel 33through themediumof which j 1 this shaft is rotated. Itwillbe understood 1 from the foregoingthat by reason of the-lo- V cation of the web 23 in the slot 205, rotation [of the tube 20,- through the medium of thehandle 28, will cause the pipe portion 9 to be swung about a vertical axis, and that by reason of the engagement of theshaft 29 with the head 25, the shaft 29 being held against vertical movement, rotation of the latter, through the medium of the hand wheel 33, will causethe head 25, and consequently the structure coinprising'the pipes 9 and 11, to be raised or lowered, depending "on the direction of rotation of the shaft 29,

it being noted that in the'positi'on occupied by the various parts in Fig. 2, the pipe structure referred to is adjusted to its highest position.

From the foregoing description it will be noted that the laterally-projectingpipe per tions' of the smoke jack may be readily swung into and out of a position in which they e2;

tend crosswise oftlie'track,'as,for example,

to'the position shown of the pipe structure at the'left hand side of Fig.1, in' which position they may parallel the'track andthus operation between the engines andtheroof of the building. .Furthermore it will benoted the inlet ends of the jacks may be adjusted also that the outer telescoped'portionsof the be entirely outof the way of cranes in their pipe structures maybe adjusted toward and away from the supporting structure of the jack, this feature, in combination with the adaptability of the-pipeportions of the jack to rotation about vertical axes, perinittingf 101; the accurate ad ustment of th'e'inletsof the jackvrelative to the stacks. irrespective of the particular point at which the locomotives may be stopped relative to the jacks,

within certain ranges. 1 7

' While I have illustrated and described a particular construction"embodying my in I vention, I do not wish. to be understood as intending to limit it thereto, as the same'iiiay be variously' modified and altered without departing from the spirit of the invention; lVhat I claim as new, cure by Letters atent, is:

and desire to se- 1. AI smoke jack comprising a base containing a smoke passage, anda laterallyextending tubular portion formii'ig a smoke conduit adapted at its "outer end to receive the discharge from. the locomotive stack positioned adjacent the'retog said --tubu-lar portion being supported on'saidbase aiidf communicating with the V smoke passage therein and constructed and arranged to" be swung on said base 1I1i70 different an? gular positions in a plane at an angle "to c the vertical."

2. A smoke jack comprisinga base containing a smoke passage,and adaterallyextending tubular portion forming'a'smokje: conduit adapted at its 'outer end to receiye the discharge from the locomotive fstaek l 1 ,eza-aes positioned adjacent thereto, said tubular portion being supported on said base and communicating with the smoke passage therein and constructed and arranged to be swung on saidbase into and out of a position in which it extends substantially at right angles to the position it assumes when receiving the discharge from a locomotive stack.

3. A smoke jack comprising a base containing a smoke passage, and a laterallyextending tubular portion forming a smoke.

extending tubular portion forming a smokeconduit adapted at its outer end to receive the'discharge from a locomotive stack positioned adjacent thereto, said tubular portion opening into said smoke passage and being bodily movable relative to said structure to position its inlet at different elevations and rotatable into different angular positions in a plane at an angle to the vertical.

5. A smoke jack comprising a base con taining an upwardly-extending smoke passage, and a laterally-extending tubular portion forming a smoke conduit adapted at its outer end to receive the discharge from a locomotive stack positioned adjacent thereto, said tubular portion being supported on said base and opening into said smoke passage and bodily movable up and down on said base to position its inlet at different elevations and rotatable on said base into different angular positions in a plane at an angle to the vertical.

6. A smoke jack comprising a base containing a smoke passage, and a laterallyextending tubular portion forming a smoke conduit adapted at its outer end to receive the discharge from a locomotive stack positioned adjacent thereto, said tubular portion being supported on said base and communicating with the smoke passage therein and constructed and arranged to be swung on said base into difi'erent angular positions in a plane at an angle to the vertical and its inlet portion being adjustable toward and away from said base.

7. A smoke jack comprising an upwardly-extending smoke conduit having a laterally-extending tubular portion, a tubular member telescoping therewith and containing an inlet for'the smoke and gases, and

mechanism rormoving said tubular member lengthwise in said laterally-projecting portion.

8. A smoke jack comprising an upwardly-extending conduit, a pipe telescoping with said conduit and provided with a laterally-extending tubular portion contain ing an inlet for the smoke .and gases, and mechanism or rotating said pipe relative to the part with which it is telescoped.

9. A smoke jack comprising an upwardly-extending conduit, a pipe telescoping with said conduit and provided with a laterally-extending tubular portion containing an inlet for the smoke and gases, and mechanism for raising and lowering said pipe relative to the part with which it is telescoped.

10. A smoke jack comprising an upwardly-extendjing conduit, a pipe telescoping with said conduit and provided with a laterally-extending tubular portion containing an inlet for the smoke and gases, mechanism f r rotating said pipe relative to the part withwhich it is telescoped, and mechanism for raising and lowering said pipe relative to the part with which it is telescoped.

11. A smoke jack comprising an upwardly-e-Xtending tubular portion, a pipe tele scoping with said tubular portion and provided with a laterally-projecting portion containing an inlet for the smoke and gases, a nut carried by said pipe and connected with the latter through the medium of a web, a suitably-supported rotatable tube extending upwardly into said tubular portion and containing a slot in its side wall through which said web extends, said nut being located within said tube, and an actuating, threaded, shaft extending in said tube and having threaded engagement with said nut, for the purpose set forth.

12. A smoke ack comprising an upward ly-extending smoke conduit, and a pipe telescoping with said conduit to adapt said pipe to be raised and lowered and having a laterally-extending portion adapted at its outer end toreceive the discharge from a locomotive positioned adjacent thereto.

13. A smoke jack comprising a base containing a smoke passage, and a laterallyextending tubular portion forming a smoke conduit adapted at its outer end to receive the discharge from a locomotive stack positioned adjacent thereto, said tubular portion being formed of lengthwise adjustable sections and supported on said base and communicating with the smoke passage therein and constructed and arranged to be swung on said base into different angular positions in a plane at an angle to the vertical.

A. A smoke jack comprising an upwardly-extending smoke conduit, and a pipe and a pipe rising from said smokepipe' and having a laterally-extending tubular portion forming a smoke conduit adapted at its outer end to receive the discharge from a locomotive stack positioned adj acent thereto,said tubular portion being adapted to be swung into diiferent angular positions in a plane at an angle to the Vertical.

16. In combination, a railway track, a smoke pipe located adjacent the ground and a pipe rising from said smoke pipe and having a laterally-extending tubular portion forming a smoke conduit adapted at its outer. end to receive the discharge from a locomotive stack positioned adj scent thereto, said tubular portion being adapted smoke pipe located adjacent the ground,

to be swung in a planeat an angle to the vertical and mova'b-le'up and downto adapt its inlet end to extend at different elevations.

17; In combination, a railway track, a smoke pipe located adjacent the ground, and'a pipe rising from said smoke pipe and having a laterally-extending tubular portion forming a smoke conduit adapted at its outer end to receive the discharge from a locomotive stack positioned adjacent there 7 to, said tubular portion being bodily movable relative to the structure to position U its inlet 'at di'tlerent elevations.

'outer end to receive the discharge from a locomotive stack positioned adjacent thereto, said tubular portion being'bodily mov- V able relative to said structure to position its inlet at'different elevations and rotatable into different angularfpositionsfin a' planea't an angle tothevert'icalQ 19. In combination, a railway track, a

smoke pipe, and a pipe communicating with said smoke pipe atone side of said track and having a laterally-extending. portion forming aismoke conduit adapted at its outer end to receive the'd1scha-rge from a locomotive stack positioned adjacent there to, said tubular portion communicating with said smoke pipe'andbeing constructed and arranged to be swung into and out offla position in which it thetrack. 1 j V 20. In combination, a railway track, a

and a pipe communicating withsaid smoke pipe at one side of said track and having a laterally-extending portion forming aextends crosswise of V smoke conduit adapted at its outer end to receive the discharge .froma locomotive stack positioned adjacent thereto, saidtubu-v lar portion communicating with said smoke, pipe and constructed and arranged to be swung into and out ofa position inwhi'chi it extends crosswise of the track.

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